List of parkways and named highways in Kentucky

This is a list of parkways and named highways in Kentucky. Most parkways also carry an unsigned 9000-series designation.

Highway markers for AA Highway, Audubon Parkway, and Western Kentucky Parkway
Highway names
InterstatesInterstate nn (I-nn)
US HighwaysU.S. Highway nn (US nn)
StateKentucky Route nn (KY nn)
System links
  • Kentucky State Highway System

List by name

Kentucky Parkway System

Number Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
Audubon Parkway 23.437.7 US 41 in Henderson US 60 in Owensboro Designated as Kentucky Route 9005 (AU 9005; unsigned); future I-69 spur
Mountain Parkway 75.6121.7 I-64 near Winchester US 460 in Salyersville Designated as Kentucky Routes 9000 and 9009 but unsigned
Pennyrile Parkway I-24 near Hopkinsville
US 41 / US 41 Alt. / US 60 near Henderson
02017-01-012017 Formerly designated as Kentucky Route 9004 (EB 9004; unsigned); now part of I-69/US 41 (since 2015) and I-169 (since 2017 albeit still signed as the parkway)
Hal Rogers Parkway 65.7105.7 US 27 / KY 80 near Somerset KY 15 / KY 80 in Hazard Formerly named Daniel Boone Parkway; designated as Kentucky Route 80 on the extension and 9006 (HR 9006; unsigned) on the original
Purchase Parkway 21.334.3 US 51 / SR 215 / Future I-69 at the TN state line I-69 in Mayfield Designated as Kentucky Route 9003 (JC 9003; unsigned); future I-69
Cumberland Parkway 92.3148.5 I-65 near Park City US 27 in Somerset Designated as Kentucky Route 9008 (LN 9008; unsigned); future I-365
Bluegrass Parkway 71.1114.4 I-65 in Elizabethtown US 60 near Versailles Formerly named Kentucky Bluegrass (KB) Parkway; designated as Kentucky Route 9002 (BG 9002; unsigned)
Western Kentucky Parkway 98.5158.5 I-69 / I-169 near Nortonville US 31W / KY 61 near Elizabethtown Designated as Kentucky Route 9001 (WK 9001; unsigned); future I-569
Natcher Parkway US 231 near Bowling Green US 60 / US 231 in Owensboro 02019-01-012019 Formerly named Green River Parkway; designated entirely as Kentucky Route 9007 (WN 9007; unsigned until 2019); now signed as I-165 and KY 9007
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Other named parkways/highways

RoadwayDescription
John Y. Brown Jr. AA Highway West end is at Interstate 275 in Wilder. East end is at US 23 in Lloyd and at KY 1 and KY 7 in Grayson.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Expressway Named only through Louisville Metro. Signs in place since 2007.
Gene Snyder Freeway Formerly named Jefferson Freeway
Henry Watterson Expressway Eastern segment (Dixie Highway to I-71) only; western segment signed as Georgia Davis Powers Expressway.
Industrial Parkway The second shortest "parkway" at 14 miles (23 km) in length, though it is not a part of the state's system of controlled-access parkways.
Mammoth Cave Parkway The shortest "parkway" at 8.4 miles (13.5 km) in length, though it is not a part of the state's system of controlled-access parkways, and is mostly maintained by the National Park Service as most of it is located within Mammoth Cave National Park.
Man o' War Boulevard Constructed by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet as a southern urban principal arterial beltway around Lexington. Upon completion, control transferred to the city.
New Circle Road An orbital road around the central core of Lexington

List by designation

All designations are unsigned except for KY 9007.

Route Description
Kentucky Route 9000 Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway from Winchester to Campton.
Kentucky Route 9001 Western Kentucky Parkway. Listed as "WK 9001" in route logs.
Kentucky Route 9002 Bluegrass Parkway. Listed as "BG 9002" in route logs.
Kentucky Route 9003 Purchase Parkway. Listed as "JC 9003" in route logs.
Kentucky Route 9004 Pennyrile Parkway. Formerly listed as "EB 9004" in route logs; removed with redefinition as I-69 and I-169.
Kentucky Route 9005 Audubon Parkway. Listed as "AU 9005" in route logs.
Kentucky Route 9006 Hal Rogers Parkway. Listed as "HR 9006" in route logs.
Kentucky Route 9007 A short connector between I-165 and US 231 in Bowling Green. Formerly the William H. Natcher Parkway, listed as "WN 9007" in route logs.
Kentucky Route 9008 Cumberland Parkway. Listed as "LN 9008" in route logs.
Kentucky Route 9009 Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway from Campton to Salyersville.
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